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Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison has announced a star-studded new solo album. The album, titled The Morrison Project, features rock and rap icons such as Ozzy Osbourne, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Steve Stevens, Linda Perry, and Tommy Clufetos as guest artists. Speaking about the 12-track project, Morrison said, “One of…

An all-star concert paying tribute to Sinead O’Connor and Pogues singer Shane MacGowan is set to be held in New York in March. The concert will take place at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 20. The show will feature performances from Cat Power, Glen Hansard, Dropkick Murphys, The Mountain Goats, Amanda Palmer and…

The Rolling Stones have announced The Rolling Stones Live At The Wiltern, featuring the band’s performance at the 2,000-seat capacity Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on November 4, 2002, will arrive on March 8th. The Rolling Stones and Mercury Studios will release the record on vinyl, CD, and DVD/Blu-Ray. The Rolling Stones “Licks World Tour”…

Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Pepers are among the headliners named by the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival for this year’s edition of the highly-acclaimed festival that will take place between June 13 and June 16 on the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Fred Again.. and Pretty Lights are the other headliners named by…

Korn have announced three huge outdoor headlining shows in the U.K. this year. The nu metal band will kick off the trio of summer gigs at the Scarborough Open Air Theater on August 8. They will perform at Live At The Piece Hall in Halifax the next day. Loathe will support Korn on both dates,…

Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers and The Killers are part of the lineup announced by the organizers of the Boston Calling Music Festival for this year’s edition. The festival is set to take place from May 24 to May 26 at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, Massachusetts. Sheeran will headline on May 24th, while Childers…

Radiohead spin-off The Smile recently released a new single, “Friend Of A Friend,” from their upcoming sophomore album, Wall of Eyes. The song, which arrived along with an accompanying music video, features strings from the famous London Contemporary Orchestra and saxophone from Robert Stillman. “I can go anywhere that I want / I just gotta…

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has announced the schedule for his upcoming U.S. tour in support of his forthcoming album 10,000 Volts. The album is due to arrive on February 23rd via MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). The tour is set to kick off on January 25th with a concert at the Grand Theatre…

Blink-182’s Travis Barker and his daughter Alabama got tattooed together last week, just days after the social media star turned 18. Travis and Alabama posed in the tattoo studio as they both got their new ink. Alabama captioned the picture, “Tatted together” and she later revealed that she got the Stevie Wonder lyric, “Isn’t She…

Metallica have announced the winners of their “For Whom The Band Tolls!” marching band competition. The winners are: College (Division 1) – Auburn University, College (Divisions 2 & 3) – Eastern New Mexico University, High School (Large) – Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport, TN), High School (Medium) – Boerne High School (Boerne, TX) and Malverne High…